Gluten Free-zer Friday

I have a secret, a deep dark secret. Well, okay, it’s not so much a secret, because I would tell anyone who asks: I do not like to run. Yes, I know my husband is some kind of stud athlete type. Even when I was younger I never got why people thought it was fun. I really like to XC ski or bike, or walk, none of which requires jarring pain of the joints. Ewww! Yeah. If I wanted the same fabulous feeling of running, I would hook wires to my joints and plug them directly into the wall (feel the burn!).

But I would run if I had to. You know, if there was an elephant stampede through my kitchen (and with 3 kids and 3 dogs, sometimes it seems like that!) or if there was an insane give away on gluten free flours or dark chocolate, or cute little cupcake liners like any of these, or any of the bento boxes here (cuteness!)…

AND I would run for this face:

My 10 year-old daughter decided she wanted to run the 5K Turkey Trot this year. Which meant we had to train. And stretch and everything. And she did. She is an amazing determined girl who even though she has to work harder than others to accomplish some things, still doesn’t give up. Which means she usually achieves her goal when others decide things are too hard to even finish. And she ran. And I ran with her. She was so proud! And she did great! She ran her first 5K by running for 30 to 60 seconds then walking for 60 to 90 seconds in between – the intervals worked great to have small goals to get through and kept her at a good pace. Of course we made fun hats to wear, because what would a fun run be without an accessory? And because Cari will want to know: She ran her first 5K in 52.16 minutes. (mile one: 15:53, mile two: 17:16, mile 3: 16:20 and the last .2 miles: 3:27) Woo! She totally rocked! Way to go, honey!

Head over to MJ’s for Freezer Food Friday and see what she’s putting in her freezer! If you have a gluten free recipe that you would like to share, post it on your site and link it here. Then leave me a comment below and I will add you to the Gluten Free-zer Friday roundup. Thanks!

My contribution today is a recipe from my dad. When I was growing up he was the king of making meatloaf and chili. Mmmm… and he still likes to experiment. He likes print off recipes he sees and share them with me and we keep each other up to date with the local food adds. This is a recipe he found at a local news site (Kare 11) but altered, because, like me he can’t leave a recipe alone! I wonder where I got that from?

Sweet, Hot and Spicy Turkey Three Bean Chili

(from Kare 11 by Chef Linda Binion with adaptions by my dad) My dad makes this in a crock pot (after pre-browning the meat). He just lets it go until the veggies are tender and the flavors blended well through out. He will freeze portions into containers to bring to work, or to have for meals at home.

Place onions and peppers in a heavy pot with olive oil and stir until mixture has soften. Remove vegetables and add ground turkey and brown thoroughly. After meat has browned add salt and pepper and all the other spices. Mix thoroughly.

Drain and rinse the beans and add to meat mixture and then add tomato sauce, tomatoes, jalapenos and cover and simmer for about 25 minutes. Add brown sugar at the last 10 minutes of cooking.